HWBOT Announces Contest Rules for World Series at Yogyakomtek, Indonesia

The Asia Pacific leg of the HWBOT World Tour 2016 was confirmed a week ago. Today we can bring you an update about the rules and format of the World Series contest that will take place during the event. The Asia Pacific leg of the World Tour will largely follow the same structure that has been employed throughout the year with Amateur and Extreme World Series contests running side by side. In Indonesia however the Amateur contest will be integrated with the AOCT (Amateur OverClocking Tournament) organised and regulated by the staff at JagatReview (see below).

World Series Asia Pacific: September 6th – Qualification Round

The World Series Asia Pacific contest will follow the same general format as we have seen at previous World Tour events. The first day will involve a qualification round lasting three hours. Here are the details regarding benchmarks plus hardware and other restrictions:

Hardware Rules

You have to bring your own gear (including CPU, memory and motherboard)

Any Z170 motherboard is allowed

Any memory (inc. B-die) is allowed

No cooling restrictions (except no cascades)

Unlimited LN2 will be available

We recommend you to bring torches instead of heat guns (to avoid power surges)

Seasonic PSUs will be provided for all participants, it is not necessary to bring your own.

Update 29/08: Hardware Rules for World Series

Based on the event partner sign-ups we have amended the Hardware Rules for the World Series qualifier and final.

Qualifiers:

Memory has to be Corsair (any retail kit / no ES. If you don’t have one, we provide you one : Vengeance LED DDR4-2666C16 2x8GB)

Motherboard has to be ASUS, MSI, GIGABYTE or Biostar

Finals:

Memory: Corsair (kit provided)

Benchmarks

Three benchmarks will be used during the qualification round:

Stage 1: 3DMark03

Stage 2: 3DMark11 Performance

Stage 3: Reference Clock

Note: Only scores made at the event will be accepted. Scores must be submitted on the OC-ESPORTS contest page in the usual way. A competition wallpaper will be given to you on the day.

Other Restrictions

For 3DMark03 and 3DMark11 Performance

Must use latest version

HD 530 IGP Only

HT must be disabled on Core i7s

SystemInfo can be disabled

Use default preset only

Screenshot requirements

Subscores must be visible

Competition background

CPU-Z CPU

CPU-Z Memory

GPU-Z + GPU-Z Monitoring Tab with Max on GPU Clock

Note: Benchmark version: 3DMark03: v360_1901 // 3DMark11: v1.0.132. 3DMark11 scores must be submitted to 3dmark.com and have a validation link attached to the submission.

For Reference Clock: No limitation for graphics card. Result must be validated on valid.x86.

World Series Asia Pacific: September 7th – Semi-Finals and Final

As with previous World Tour events the four highest scoring overclockers from the qualification round will compete the next day in the Semi-Finals. The two winners of the Semi-Finals will then compete in a 1v1 contest for the Final. Semi-Final runners up will compete in a Bronze Final to determine third and fourth place standings. Each 1v1 format round lasts 30 mins.

Hardware Rules

CPUs (Intel), memory (Corsair) and pre-loaded SSDs will be provided

CPUs will be randomly drawn

CPU and cache limited to 5.5G

Can use any Z170 motherboard (note: this may be updated depending on event sponsorship)

Benchmarks

Benchmarks will be randomly drawn from a pool of 6 options. The benchmark pool will include:

XTU

Cinebench R11.5

3DMark11 Physics

WPrime 32M Geekbench3

Cinebench R15

GPU Pi 100M Memory Clock

Each overclocker will possess one veto which can be used strategically to avoid an unfavorable benchmark being selected.

World Series Asia Pacific: Prizes

As with any HWBOT World Series contest the grand prize is a ticket to compete in the World Championship Finals in Berlin in December of this year. Details regarding additional hardware prizes will follow.

World Series for Amateurs

The World Series for Amateurs at the Asia Pacific leg of the World Tour will be integrated with the popular annual AOCT (Amateur Overclocking Tournament) organised and regulated by JagatReview. More details will follow in the days and weeks ahead.

How to Attend the HWBOT World Series Asia Pacific

The HWBOT World Series Asia Pacific contest is open to participating overclockers with a World Tour ticket. Tickets include unlimited LN2 and cost $100 USD (plus booking fee). Tickets can be purchased from Eventbrite using the link below:

1 year and 1 months ago –
Any SSD / OS for the qualifier.
Update 29/08: Hardware Rules for World Series
Based on the event partner sign-ups we have amended the Hardware Rules for the World Series qualifier and final.
Qualifiers:
* Memory has to be Corsair (any retail kit / no ES. If you donâ€™t have one, we provide you one: Vengeance LED DDR4-2666C16 2x8GB)
* Motherboard has to be ASUS, MSI, GIGABYTE or Biostar
Finals:
* Memory: Corsair (kit provided)
* Benchmark draw change: change Wprime 32M to Geekbench3 and GPUPI 100M to Memory Clock